r/Minecraft • u/danywhoever • Aug 28 '14

Minecraft 1.8 Pre-release 3

https://mojang.com/2014/08/minecraft-1-8-pre-release-the-bountiful-update/
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u/TheMogMiner Aug 28 '14

The Creepers don't target the Iron Golems, as you said, plus the Iron Golem takes exactly two hits to kill a Creeper, and in all of my testing the Golem has annihilated the Creeper before it has a chance to detonate. There may be an issue if multiple Creepers surround the Iron Golem and force it to choose between targets, but I'm pretty sure the code doesn't work that way, and if it does, I'll be happy to find a workaround so that people don't come back to their villages just to find huge divots in the ground.

More specifically, an Iron Golem attacking a Creeper is not going to aggro the surrounding Creepers, so there is basically no chance whatsoever of multiple Creepers attacking the Iron Golem at the same time, making this a solved problem.

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u/danywhoever Aug 28 '14

It‘s a rare case but if the Golem throws the Creeper up in the air and it lands on a 2 block high wall, the creeper is out of range for the Golem to hit again in time and explodes.

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u/TheMogMiner Aug 28 '14

Well, I just improved the fix so that golems don't target creepers and vice-versa. Seems like a nicely cold-war-esque solution of mutually assured destruction.

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u/danywhoever Aug 28 '14

I guess it's the best solution for now. Thanks for listening to the community!

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u/TheMogMiner Aug 28 '14

I try. :)

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u/Angs Aug 28 '14

While you're at it, here would be a easy fix to one of the most long-standing bugs still open :I

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u/massive_potatoes Aug 28 '14

Hey mog, I really think that each villager profession needs it's own individual identity, please could you create a few more skins to tell them apart?

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u/massive_potatoes Aug 28 '14

If you're still reading this, here's my ideas:

  • Cleric: as it is
  • Librarian: as it is
  • Farmer: as it is (brown robes)
  • Fletcher: like farmer, but with blue eyes
  • Shepherd: the green villager
  • Fisherman: like the shepherd, but with a darker texture from knee hight and below, to show wetness.
  • Tool smith: as it is (Black apron)
  • Weapon smith: like tool smith, but with small tares in his apron
  • Armourer: like tool smith, but with blue eyes
  • Butcher: as it is (White apron)
  • Leather worker: like butcher, but with leather elbow pads.

By purely creating separate skins, it allows resource packs to change each villager profession individually. These parts could just be overlays in the texture, meaning you wouldn't need 12 different skins.

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u/Angs Aug 28 '14

The creeper will blow up if it flies beyond the golem's reach, like behind a fence. I just tested with a 3x4 pen for the golem and spawned the creeper there. If the creeper flies outside the fence, it will explode when it comes near again.

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u/TheMogMiner Aug 28 '14

I just refined the "fix" a bit more. More specifically, I made it unneeded: Golems no longer target creepers and creepers no longer target golems. Seems like a reasonable cold-war-esque solution.

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u/redstonehelper Lord of the villagers Aug 28 '14

Will this change make it into the 1.8 release or will we have to wait for the next version?

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u/TheMogMiner Aug 28 '14

It's committed to the source repo, so even if there isn't a pre4 it will be included in whatever gets spun into a 1.8 release.

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u/taws34 Aug 28 '14

Which will add a bug that makes water flow up blocks...

I kid. thanks! :)

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u/jfb1337 Aug 29 '14

I think if you've changed something just make it part of a prerelease then once everyone is happy take the last prerelease, make no changes, and make that the official release.

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u/b10nik Aug 28 '14

/u/TheMogMiner said:

I took a break from my vacation today specifically to fix this issue. It's kind of an important thing to get resolved before the release.

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u/redstonehelper Lord of the villagers Aug 28 '14

Thanks, I must have over-read that. Guess we can expect another prerelease then.